Levéltári Közlemények, 39. (1968)

Levéltári Közlemények, 39. (1968) 1. - FORRÁSKÖZLÉS - Karsai Elek: Brit diplomáciai iratok az 1921. évi húsvéti királypuccs történetéhez / 105–139. o.

Brit diplomáciai iratok az 1921. évi húsvéti kiráíypuccs történetéhez 131 19. Bécs, 1921. április 3. Mr. Lindley távirata a Foreign Office-nak szombathelyi értesüléseiről (Károly maradási szándéka, egészségi állapota) VERY URGENT No. 97 (D) English correspondent of the „Daily Chronicle" has just called. He left Steinamanger last night and had long talks with General Lehár yesterday. Latter said that there was no question of ex-Emperor leaving. Hungárián Army was solid for him though no oath of allegiance had been taken. General did not believe threats of military action by „Iittle entente" need be taken seriously. In any case they would be disregarded. Ex-Emperor would leave Western Hungary only if British and French troops marched against hím. General Lehár produced impression on correspondent that Hungárián Government were playíng for time, and were half-hearted in their desire to see ex-Emperor leave. Correspondent also saw ex-Emperor Walking in gardens yesterday. He seemed in the best of health. Addressed to Foreign Office No. 97. Repeated to Budapest No. 25. Paris No. 38, Belgrádé No. 5 and Prague No. 11. Gépelt másolat. — PRO FO 371. Hungary (21) 1921 — f. 180 — C 6734. — A táviratot 1921. április 3-án 19 óra 10 perckor fejtették meg a Foreign Office-ban. Kivonat: A ,,Daily Chronicle" tudósítója Szombathelyen beszélgetést folytatott Lehár tábornokkal, aki kijelentette, hogy nincs szó a király távozásáról, a hadsereg hű az uralkodóhoz, nem tart a kisantant fegyveres akciójától, az exuralkodó csak akkor hagyja el Nyugat-Magyarországot, ha angol és francia csapatok vonulnak ellene. Lehár úgy sejttette, hogy a magyar kormány időt szeretne nyerni és csak félig-meddig kívánja Károly távozását. A tudósító látta az exuralkodót, a kertben sétált, egészségi állapota igen jónak tűnt. 20. Budapest, 1921. április 7. Mr. Hohler jelentése Earl Curzqn-nak a királypuccs lezajlásáról, (főként a szombathelyi eseményekről), a magyarországi belső helyzet alakulásáról CONFIDENTIAL No. 177. My Lord, I BELIEVE I have kept your Lordship sufficiently fully informed by telegram of the principal facts of the recent visit of the ex-King Kari to Hungary that it is unnecessary for me now to rehearse the whole incident, or to write more than on certain generál aspects of the affair. In the first place I informed your Lordship in my secret telegram No. 73 of the 28th ultimo that the ex-King had stated that his return has been prompted by the French Minister for Foreign Affairs. I did so with the greatest diffidence although I had received the news from the highest authority, as it appeared to me to be so utterly fantastic, and as so many incidents in the pást have shown how unstable and unreliable is the character of the ex-King. The Impression had evén at last to be removed from his mind by a special message delivered through the French High Commissioner, but it existed in a very definite form, and as far as I can gather somé unauthorised French person had in fact approached M. Briand, who had said Ín an uncommitting and unreflective mood that if his Government found themselves confronted by a fait accompli they would probably take no action. An account whích has reached me from Italian sources is to the effect that Charles was opposed to returning to Hungary, in spite of strong pressure from his mother-in-law and two of her sons, and that it was one of the Empress Zita's relatives, probably Prince Sixte of Parma, who went therefore 9

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